Constant tension on the front delts.
Keep a slight elbow bend and don't swing, let the front delts lift the band.
Raising a band from your thighs to shoulder height isolates the front delts, and the band's nature means tension climbs exactly as your delts approach their strongest contracted position. Standing on the band anchors it so every rep starts loaded and finishes hardest at the top, then fights you all the way back down. It suits home training and high-rep pump work, and it makes cheating pointless because momentum does nothing against a band.
They load differently. A dumbbell is heaviest at the midpoint of the raise, a band is hardest at the top where you can squeeze the contraction. For strict, high-rep front delt work at home, the band version holds its own.
Pressing gives most lifters plenty of front delt work, so treat these as a top-up. They are most useful on band-only days, in warm-ups, or when you want extra volume without more pressing.
Shoulder height is the standard finish, that is where the front delt does its work. Going far higher mostly shifts stress elsewhere and encourages leaning back, keep it strict and pause at shoulder level.
